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Jacksonville man found guilty in 2012 triple shooting at barbershop

A 28-year-old man was found guilty Thursday night on three counts of attempted second-degree murder and one of possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the State Attorney’s Office.

A jury found Rashane Leonard Jones guilty as charged in the June 4, 2012, shooting at an Eastside barbershop that left three men wounded, according to prosecutors.

Jones approached the three victims as they stood in front of a barber shop on A. Philip Randolph Boulevard, pulled out his gun and shot at them multiple times before fleeing the scene on foot, according to the State Attorney’s Office. All of the victims were struck but recovered.

The shooting “led to a series of related, retaliatory shootings,” police said at the time.

Jones was arrested a few weeks later by the Sheriff’s Office gang investigations unit and attempted to ram them during a chase, according to his arrest report.

Jones had outstanding warrants for cocaine possession, fleeing the scene of a crash, attempting to elude law enforcement and habitual driving while license suspended when he was arrested — his 24th arrest in Jacksonville since 2003, jail records show.

Jones now faces up to 115 years in prison when he is sentenced the week of Sept. 8.